Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiac haemodynamics after repair of tetralogy of Fallot in children: Negative effects of pulmonary regurgitation

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-283

  Baspinar, Osman ^a,c   Alehan, Dursun ^b  

^a Department of Pediatric Cardiology ^*  (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Pulmonary regurgitation; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD CIRCULATION; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROKE VOLUME; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33745738685     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.61.3.2014828     Document Type: Article

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